Don’t Let Your Kids Catch the Flu: 5 Tips

Protect your family from an illness that hits kids hard

Each year, seasonal flu (influenza) hits children especially hard. In fact, flu can be deadly when you’re young. Not just for the most vulnerable — infants and toddlers 6 months to 2, and kids with chronic conditions like asthma and heart disease. Flu can be life-threatening even for kids who are healthy.

Your best shot at protecting your family: the yearly flu vaccine. (Once kids turn 2, they can get the flu vaccine nasal spray). Beyond that, here’s what you can do at home to keep your kids from getting— and then spreading — the flu.